Installing MySQL 5 in Centos4.4

Swakoo · 03-29-2007, 05:09 AM

hi guys, I am trying to install MySQL 5.0.37 rpm into a vanilla Centos4.4 box.

Weirdly, even though I didn't specify Mysql during installation, it still installed mysql-4.1.<something>

I run a rpm -e to remove it, but dependency issue prevented it.
I then run rpm -Uvh on the new rpms, but same dependency problems (though its other files)
I then run yum to remove the old one, before it work.

Is that the only way for rpms? using yum?

trickykid · 03-29-2007, 01:55 PM

Most likely not, use --force and possibly --nodeps to force an uninstall. But then again, if you're trying to upgrade an RPM and it's complaining about dependencies, it's best to install such dependencies.

benjithegreat98 · 03-29-2007, 06:50 PM

If you are using CentOS, google for CentOSPlus. It is a repo with some software like MySQL 5, PHP 5 and modified kernels with various supports. Cool Stuff. Add the centosplus repo and all your dependancies should be taken care of if you do a yum update mysql-server....

Swakoo · 03-31-2007, 04:42 AM

includeing tomcat?? I have been trying to setup tomcat too.. and to no avail!

benjithegreat98 · 03-31-2007, 07:47 AM

I looked and it wasn't in the repo:
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/centosplus/i386/RPMS/